SPECIAL REPORT: The state government’s plan to remove the payroll tax exemption for employees undertaking training has secured the support of the Greens and The Nationals WA, despite strong opposition from the Liberals and the state's leading business lobby group.
Perth-based company Lycopodium has been appointed as lead engineer and author for a pre-feasibility study at Jervois Mining’s Nico Young cobalt-nickel project in NSW.
An emerging social enterprise, The Underground Collaborative, is seeking about $50,000 to provide employment pathways for Perth’s homeless and disadvantaged amid plans to roll out a series of coffee carts across local parks.
Accounting firm BDO has appointed Perth-based chairman Sherif Andrawes as its global natural resources leader, replacing Charles Dewhurst from the company’s US arm, after 12 years in the role.
Western Australia has retained the highest home loan delinquency rate in the country for the third straight year despite an improvement in 2017, with some of Perth’s northern suburbs among the worst performing in Australia, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
Junior explorers Black Mountain Resources and Australian Vanadium have announced $3 million capital raisings, while gold-focused Crusader Resources is tapping investors for $6.5 million as part of its initial public offering on the London AIM.
A not-for-profit group established and chaired by retiring Governor Kerry Sanderson has attracted strong corporate support in its mission to improve our state’s parks.
Australian shares are lower as potential US military action against Syria stoked investor concerns about the impact of military action on the American economy.
Oil prices have jumped, hitting their highest levels in more than three years after Saudi Arabia said it intercepted missiles over Riyadh and US President Donald Trump warned Russia of imminent mil
The Australian dollar is slightly higher against a weaker US dollar that was weighed down by falls in US stocks after President Donald Trump tweeted missile threats against Syria and Russia.
Gold prices retreated from session highs on Wednesday but remained positive after the US. Federal Reserve confirmed policymakers' sentiment of a stronger US economy, denting safe haven appeal.
At a time when debate about a potential outer harbour project south of Perth is building momentum, a look at the history of development in Kwinana’s industrial zone provides an illustration of the impact of government intervention in the state’s economy, for better or worse.
Australian shares have closed lower despite strong performances from energy and mining companies, with the market falling back after two sessions of gains sparked by an easing in US-China trade tensions.
ASX-listed The Agency Group Australia has announced plans to acquire the residential sales and management arm of North Perth-based Vicus Property Group in a cash and scrip deal.
Fortescue Metals Group is expanding its fleet of autonomous haul trucks with the conversion of 100 vehicles at its Chichester mining hub, leaving the company with a fully driverless fleet.
Perth-based kitchen appliances firm Thermomix has been ordered to pay $4.6 million in penalties after the Federal Court of Australia found that the company misled customers when its products were found to be dangerously faulty.
Former IKEA franchise owner Alan Tribe has taken charge at local biotech firm Phylogica, lifting his stake to 20 per cent and becoming chairman on the same day chief executive Stephanie Unwin was replaced by Rohan Hockings.
St John of God Health Care has announced state governor Kerry Sanderson as its new chair, while former Western Australian politician Jim McGinty has been appointed as chairman of not-for-profit community service provider Communicare.
Shares in KIN Mining have nearly halved in value today after the company announced it would be reviewing its $35 million Leonora gold project following expected increases in pre-production capital
ASX-listed MGC Pharmaceuticals announced today that is has been awarded a contract to build a medical cannabis production facility in Malta, with a $5 million capital raising set to help fund the project.
Local tech company Data Exchange has excited investors on its first day of trading on the ASX, after the completion of a $16 million initial public offering.
The Australian dollar has followed US stocks higher as investor concerns about rising trade tensions between the US and China eased after President Xi Jinping promised to cut import tariffs..
Oil prices surged more than three per cent on Tuesday as investors grew more confident the United States and China would resolve their trade dispute without damaging the global economy, while Middl
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, hitting their highest in nearly a week as the US dollar weakened and investors awaited potential US action against suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.
WA researchers are working with a US partner as they seek to commercialise a local breakthrough in the diagnosis of diabetes-related sight degeneration.
Several property developments are taking shape at the heart of the City of Canning, with its $70 million regeneration program set to start works next month.
